"circularity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: circularities [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English circular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English circularity From circular + -ity. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|circular|-ity|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English circular Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English circularity [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "-ty", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ts", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teh₂ts", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-itās", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ity", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "circularity", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="circularity"> From circular + -ity. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} circularity (countable and uncountable, plural circularities)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being circular. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-circularity-en-noun-gUUGGV~X Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 97 3
  2. (countable) A circular object, form or argument. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-circularity-en-noun--EuWGLKZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cocircularity, epistemic circularity, metacircularity

Inflected forms

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        "The state of being circular."
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        "(uncountable) The state of being circular."
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        "(countable) A circular object, form or argument."
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        "(uncountable) The state of being circular."
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        "A circular object, form or argument."
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        "(countable) A circular object, form or argument."
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}

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